Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics – Release window, games, features, more
CapcomAfter years of silence, the Capcom fighting titles featuring Marvel characters will be coming to modern systems. But what can fans expect from Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics?
Capcom has never been afraid of porting its classics to modern systems. The games involving Marvel heroes & villains are a different matter due to the extra licensing involved, which often results in temporary remasters that get taken down from online storefronts.
It seems that whatever legal issues that have held up Marvel and Capcom remasters have been resolved, as Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics was announced during the June 18 2024 Nintendo Direct. This means that lots of amazing arcade titles are coming back in a big way.
CapcomMarvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics release window
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics will be released in 2024. We’ll update this article as soon as a concrete release date is narrowed down, as old-school fighting game fans can’t wait to get their hands on this title.
What platforms will Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics appear on?
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics will be available on Nintendo Switch, PC (via Steam), PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. Notably, it will not be available on Xbox systems!
What games are in Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics?]
CapcomMarvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics will feature the following games:
- X-Men: Children of the Atom
- Marvel Super Heroes
- X-Men vs. Street Fighter
- Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
- Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
- The Punisher
The Punisher’s presence is notable by the fact that it’s a beat ’em up, in the style of Final Fight, rather than a full-fledged fighting game.
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics trailers
The first Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics trailer was shown during the June 2024 Nintendo Direct, as seen on the Nintendo of America YouTube channel.
We’ll update this article as more trailers are released.
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics new features & modes
All of the games in Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics will feature online play, both co-op and competitive. Additionally, rollback netcode will be utilized for a faster and smoother experience, especially for people with slower Internet speeds.
The online modes include Casual Matches, Ranked Matches, and Custom Matches, with Custom allowing you to set rules. Hopefully, this will let you ban Cable in Marvel vs. Capcom 2. Notably, Crossplay is not supported!
The exception is The Punisher, which only has online co-op because it is a beat ’em up.
The fighting games in the collection will include a High Score Challenge, a Training Mode with advanced settings, arcade marquees, old display filters, pause and retry in arcade mode, new unlockable challenges.
Like Street Fighter 6, Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics also has extra difficulty modes for beginners. These include options to set Specials to a single button, as well as adjustable difficulty.
In the Gallery and Sound mode, you can view the concept and official artwork for each game and play all of the tracks heard in each game.
It bears mentioning that some of the games in the collection have had visuals changed, mostly to remove the flashing effects that were present in more audacious attacks.